The Reason Why He Is The Captain

Seeing the Grass Shinobi team and the Sunagakure team clash, Yakumo's group did not rush into the fight.

Yakumo in particular kept shifting her gaze between Chiyo and Ryūsetsuna, who was slowly walking onto the battlefield.

Tenten asked, "Do we move?"

Yakumo shook her head.

Tenten was puzzled. "Why not? With the Sunagakure team helping us, this is the perfect chance to deal with the Grass Shinobi team!"

Yakumo said, "I just feel like something's off!"

Shion nodded in agreement. "I feel the same."

Tenten looked curious. "What's off?"

Yakumo explained in a low voice, "The Chiyo over there should be the strongest member of the Grass Shinobi team, right? Then why isn't she the captain?"

"That Ryūsetsuna gives me a very strange feeling!"

Although Shion's observational skills were not as refined as Yakumo's, her intuition as a Miko was even more accurate than Yakumo's observations.

"She is rather strange!"

After hearing Yakumo's explanation, Tenten also felt that the Grass Shinobi team's structure was somewhat odd.

Normally, the captain should be the strongest member of the team. Yet it was obvious that Ryūsetsuna was the one giving orders in the opposing Grass Shinobi team.

Yakumo and the others were clearly not the only ones who had noticed this.

Temari shouted to Kankuro as he stepped onto the field, "Kankuro, be careful!"

Kankuro waved his hand. "Don't worry!"

After taking his position in the open space at the center, Ryūsetsuna said to Kankuro, "I'll give it my all, so please be careful!"

"Hmph. You're the one who should be careful!"

Kankuro raised both hands. Beneath the drifting Chakra Threads, three puppets—"Crow," "Black Ant," and "Ibuse"—appeared before him.

Ryūsetsuna had already secretly pushed the Twelve Palaces to its limit. With a whoosh, she suddenly vanished from where she stood.

Kankuro froze. "Where'd